Translation (English): As the resounding voices of crickets gleamed The noises of a distant night party could be heard The stars seemed to twinkle in the sky like Two people nestled together There were happy, resounding voices of children The faint voice of a flute could be heard The memories that had built up Indeed, I looked back So then I want to tell you what I feel As this season bypasses the overly cruel Tears, laughs, and falling in love I want to return to that time If I run away, my wishes don't come true Warm, troubled tears run down my cheeks Reflected in a bowl is a tear-stained face A long, fleeting tale That day, spread far over my small back My shoulders quake, if I believe... They cast a shadow over the bonfire I want to give this feeling to you The voice of the summer bugs are only a distant murmur Alone, I stand in silence I look up and the stars twinkled in the sky And it was like two people nestled together
Quite a lot of places in this translation provide room for improvement "The stars seemed to twinkle in the sky like Two people nestled together" => "The radiance twinkled like nighttime stars As if gesturing to our days by each other's side" "The memories that had built up Indeed, I looked back" => "The memories that we collected together Now I cannot even bear to look back upon them" "As this season bypasses the overly cruel" => "Oh how heartless and cruel is the passage of the seasons" "If I run away, my wishes don't come true Warm, troubled tears run down my cheeks" => "As I trace my dashed wishes onto the night sky A single tear rolls down my blushed cheeks" "That day, spread far over my small back My shoulders quake, if I believe..." => "The weight of those days spreaded wide over my small back Whenever I look back upon it, my shoulders would tremble" "I look up and the stars twinkled in the sky And it was like two people nestled together" => "As I look up, the radiance twinkled like stars As if gesturing to our days by each other's side" (the last sentences of the first and last stanza mirror each other)
@@tosyl_chloride Regarding your comment from a year ago, what I think as a Japanese person is that the meaning of this song will be deeper if you study Japanese.
kirameita suzumushi no hibiku koe 煌いた鈴虫の響く声 閃耀的金鐘迴響的聲音 tooku kikoeta yo no utage 遠く聞こえた夜の宴 聽到了遠方夜之宴席 hoshi no youni matataita kagayaki 星のように瞬いた輝き 像星星閃耀的瞬間的光輝 futari yori sou you 二人寄り添うよう 二人好像又接近了些 tanoshisou kodomotachi hibiku koe 楽しそう子供達響く声 快樂的孩子們的聲響 tooku kikoeta fue no ne 遠く聞こえた笛の音 聽到遠方笛子的聲音 futari kasane ta ano omoide wo 二人重ねたあの思い出を 二人那重疊了的思念 furikaeru koto sae 振り帰ることさえ 又回想了起來 soshite kimi ni tsutaetai kono kimochi そして 君に伝えたい この気持ち 還有想傳達給你的這份心情 sugiru kisetsu wa mujou ni zankoku de 過ぎる季節わ 無情に残酷で 在已過去的季節在無情與殘酷中 naite waratte koi wo shite 泣いて 笑って 恋をして 哭泣著歡笑著愛戀著 ano koro ni kaeritai あの頃に帰りたい 想要再回到那個時候 kanawa nai omoi yozora ni hase tara 葉わない思い 夜空に馳せたら 無法傳達的思念在夜空中馳騁 hoteru bon ni sono hito shizuku 火照る煩に そのひとしずく 火熱的面頰上那一滴淚珠 sagazuki ni utsuru nakigao 盃に映る泣き顔 杯中倒映著哭泣的容顏 tooku hakanaki monogatari 遠く儚き物語 那遙遠虛幻的故事 ookiku hirogeta chiisana sanaka de 大きく広げた 小さな背中で 寬大展開的小小的背脊 ano hi omoe ba kata ga furuete あの日思え肩が 震えて 想起那一日時肩膀仍在顫抖 kagaribi ni kage wo toshite 篝火に 影をとして 從篝火投映出的影子 soukono omoi todoketakute そうこの思い届けたくて 是的想要傳達這份思念 sasayaku natsumushi no koe tooku 囁く夏虫の声遠く 遠處低聲私語的夏蟲 hitori tatezumu shizukasa yo 一人佇む静さよ 一個人佇立在靜怡之中 yozora miage matataita kagayaki 夜空見上げ瞬いた輝き 仰望夜空那瞬間的光輝 futari yori sou you 二人寄り添うよう 二人好像又接近了些
Translation by Lê Nghĩa As the resounding voices of crickets gleamed The noises of a distant night party could be heard The radiance twinkled like nighttime stars As if gesturing to our days by each other's side There were happy, resounding voices of children The faint voice of a flute could be heard The memories that we collected together Now I cannot even bear to look back upon them So then I want to tell you what I feel Oh how heartless and cruel is the passage of the seasons Tears, laughs, and falling in love I want to return to that time As I trace my dashed wishes onto the night sky A single tear rolls down my blushed cheeks Reflected in a bowl is a tear-stained face A long, fleeting tale The weight of those days spread wide over my small back Whenever I look back upon it, my shoulders would tremble They cast a shadow over the bonfire I want to give this feeling to you The voice of the summer bugs are only a distant murmur Alone, I stand in silence As I look up, the radiance twinkled like stars As if gesturing to our days by each other's side
